ATHLETE
Peter Kemp
1878 - 1950

Peter Kemp
Peter Anderson Kemp (8 April 1877 – 9 June 1965) was a British competitive swimmer and water polo player of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He participated in water polo and swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, and won a bronze medal in the 200-metre obstacle event, and a gold medal in water polo as a member of the British team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Kemp is the 1,068th most popular athlete (up from 1,488th in 2019), the 4,077th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,740th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Peter Kemp ranks 1,068 out of 6,025. Before him are Frankie Fredericks, Henry Petersen, Gaston Aumoitte, Guinn Smith, Jim Wedderburn, and Marie-José Pérec. After him are Willi Eichhorn, Irina Privalova, Marcus Hurley, Erkki Kataja, Ingrid Lotz, and Pauli Nevala.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrankie Fredericks
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,062
Henry Petersen
1900 - 1949
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,063
Gaston Aumoitte
1884 - 1957
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,064
Guinn Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,065
Jim Wedderburn
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,066
Marie-José Pérec
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,067
Peter Kemp
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,068
Willi Eichhorn
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,069
Irina Privalova
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,070
Marcus Hurley
1883 - 1941
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,071
Erkki Kataja
1924 - 1969
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,072
Ingrid Lotz
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,073
Pauli Nevala
1940 - 2025
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,074
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Peter Kemp ranks 207. Before him are Francisco Lagos Cházaro, Zdeněk Nejedlý, Charles Tate Regan, Holcombe Ward, Mikheil Tsereteli, and Edith Hannam. After him are Peder Kolstad, John Cregan, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Karel van de Woestijne, María Guadalupe García Zavala, and Albert Corey. Among people deceased in 1950, Peter Kemp ranks 165. Before him are Gopinath Bordoloi, Karel Koželuh, Edwin Foster Coddington, László Cseh, Semyon Frank, and Alberto Ohaco. After him are Oscar Osthoff, Miguel Mariano Gómez, Royal Harwood Frost, Dirk Coster, Horace Rice, and Luise Fleck.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Lagos Cházaro
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1932
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 201
Zdeněk Nejedlý
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1962
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 202
Charles Tate Regan
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 203
Holcombe Ward
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 204
Mikheil Tsereteli
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1965
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 205
Edith Hannam
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1951
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 206
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 207
Peder Kolstad
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1932
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 208
John Cregan
ATHLETE
1878 - 1965
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 209
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 210
Karel van de Woestijne
WRITER
1878 - 1929
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 211
María Guadalupe García Zavala
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1963
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 212
Albert Corey
ATHLETE
1878 - 1926
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 213
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsGopinath Bordoloi
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1950
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 159
Karel Koželuh
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1950
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 160
Edwin Foster Coddington
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1950
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 161
László Cseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1950
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 162
Semyon Frank
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 163
Alberto Ohaco
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 164
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 165
Oscar Osthoff
ATHLETE
1883 - 1950
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 166
Miguel Mariano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 167
Royal Harwood Frost
ASTRONOMER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 168
Dirk Coster
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 169
Horace Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 170
Luise Fleck
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1950
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 171
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Kemp ranks 4,078 out of 8,785. Before him are Edith Hannam (1878), Tom Boyd (1965), Robert James-Collier (1976), Gerrard Winstanley (1609), Jimmy White (1962), and Linda Martin (1952). After him are Helen Shapiro (1946), Simone Perrotta (1977), Vivian Woodward (1879), Peter Firth (1953), Tracey Emin (1963), and Mark Noble (1987).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEdith Hannam
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1951
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,072
Tom Boyd
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,073
Robert James-Collier
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,074
Gerrard Winstanley
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1676
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,075
Jimmy White
SNOOKER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,076
Linda Martin
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,077
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,078
Helen Shapiro
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,079
Simone Perrotta
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,080
Vivian Woodward
SOCCER PLAYER
1879 - 1954
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,081
Peter Firth
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,082
Tracey Emin
PAINTER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 4,083
Mark Noble
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 4,084
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Peter Kemp ranks 42. Before him are Tom Daley (1994), Tony Nash (1936), Victor d'Arcy (1887), Robert Lindsay (1890), Godfrey Rampling (1909), and Gladys Davis (1893). After him are Jack Broughton (1703), Robert Kerr (1882), Muriel Freeman (1897), Jack Beresford (1899), Queenie Newall (1854), and Richard Gunn (1871).
Tom Daley
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 36
Tony Nash
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 37
Victor d'Arcy
1887 - 1961
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 38
Robert Lindsay
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 39
Godfrey Rampling
1909 - 2009
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 40
Gladys Davis
1893 - 1965
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 41
Peter Kemp
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 42
Jack Broughton
1703 - 1789
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 43
Robert Kerr
1882 - 1963
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 44
Muriel Freeman
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 45
Jack Beresford
1899 - 1977
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 46
Queenie Newall
1854 - 1929
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 47
Richard Gunn
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 48